Robert Barnard
Robert Barnard (1762-1830) was baptised a Quaker at Upperthorpe in Sheffield. He was the son of John Barnard (a tanner) and his wife, Hannah née Wilson. Robert was apprenticed as a cutler in 1776 to Robert Tricket at Hill Foot. The apprenticeship was notable, because his father underwrote it with a 20 shillings (£1) premium. After seven years learning the trade, Robert became a Freeman in 1783. He then trained his brothers, John and Daniel.In the late 1780s, Robert Barna....
